The NRL has instructed clubs to send any players or staff that live in either Campbelltown or Liverpool and are set to face a Queensland-based opponent for immediate COVID-19 tests
The Tigers play the Broncos at Leichardt Oval tomorrow night but are now sweating on test results for star winger David Nofoaluma, promising prop Josh Aloiai, development player Zac Cini and coaches Brett Hodgson and Simon Dwyer.
There are believed to be 19 players that live in the Liverpool and Campbelltown area who will now require testing throughout the week if they are set to play one of the three Queensland teams or the Storm, who are currently based on the Sunshine Coast.The Panthers are set to play the Cowboys on Sunday afternoon but both a Penrith and NRL spokesperson told the"We're following protocols by sending them straight for testing," Tigers coach Michael Maguire said.
"We’re very fortunate that the game is up and about - Peter has done a great job with his team to get the game to where it is. "It’s giving everyone something on a weekend to watch and enjoy so we’ve got to do everything possible to keep it going."ARL Commission chair Peter V'landys and Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk on Thursday morning spoke about a range of solutions to try and keep the four Queensland-based teams in the Sunshine State for the foreseeable future.
A Queensland hub - which would see the nine NSW clubs move north of the border - had been raised as a possibility earlier this week but is now considered very unlikely.
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